KidTalk Newsletter Spring 2015 www.srclinic.org T he dream began … in 1988, the Walk- er Scottish Rite Clinic was built by the Scottish Rite of St. Louis with a mission to make a difference in the lives of children with communication challenges. Twenty- seven years later, the Clinic has helped over 16,000 children and expanded to six clinical locations in St. Louis City (2) and County, Crystal City, Troy and Union, Missouri. The dream grows…in January 2015, the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic became a fully integrated program of Maryville University thereby expanding and forti- fying the Scottish Rite mission to “help children communicate” at a nationally ranked University. The Clinic retains its 501c3 status (now through the Univer- sity), same service mission, clinical loca- tions and created a new site in St. Louis County on campus in the new Myrtle E. and Earl E. Walker Hall. “The work of the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic is life changing and Maryville University is proud to support and enhance that special work. In the months and years ahead, we will serve thousands of fami- lies with your support,” notes Dr. Mark Lombardi, President of Maryville Uni- versity. By integrating the Clinic into Maryville “No Dream is Ever Too Big…” — Les Denney, Clinic Co-Founder Maryville University 650 Maryville University Dr. St. Louis, MO 63141 (314) 529-6619 (314) 529-9918 fax Finding Their By Carrie Barry, MS, CCC-SLP A t the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic, the primary focus of KidTalk Language Group (preschool language group) is ex- pressive language development. All children who participate in Group have individualized goals to help them im- prove their communi- cation skills through increasing vocabu- lary, as well as begin- ning to put words to- gether into phrases. Group is run similarly to a preschool in that the program has planned activities related to a weekly theme in the areas of circle time, crafts, fine motor, gross motor, snack, receptive-expressive language, among others. Each activity has a primary focus of language development that is facilitated “Regarding Luke’s progress, we’ve seen him go from the most quiet little person we’ve ever known to, in a matter of days and weeks, a confident little guy who’s now opening and walking through doors in several areas of development we thought would take at least several months to even approach.” Jessica, mom of Lucas Continued on page 3 Continued on page 3 Voices (Lucas participated in Group and is now in individual therapy)
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KidTalkNewsletter
Sp ri n g 2015
www.srcl in ic.org
The dream began … in 1988, the Walk-er Scottish Rite Clinic was built by the
Scottish Rite of St. Louis with a mission to make a difference in the lives of children with communication challenges. Twenty-seven years later, the Clinic has helped over 16,000 children and expanded to six clinical locations in St. Louis City (2) and County, Crystal City, Troy and Union, Missouri.
The dream grows…in January 2015, the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic became a fully integrated program of Maryville University thereby expanding and forti-fying the Scottish Rite mission to “help children communicate” at a nationally
ranked University. The Clinic retains its 501c3 status (now through the Univer-sity), same service mission, clinical loca-tions and created a new site in St. Louis County on campus in the new Myrtle E. and Earl E. Walker Hall. “The work of the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic is life changing and Maryville University is proud to support and enhance that special work. In the months and years ahead, we will serve thousands of fami-lies with your support,” notes Dr. Mark Lombardi, President of Maryville Uni-versity.
By integrating the Clinic into Maryville
“No Dream is Ever Too Big…”— Les Denney, Clinic Co-Founder
Maryville University650 Maryville University Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63141(314) 529-6619
(314) 529-9918 fax
F inding TheirBy Carrie Barry, MS, CCC-SLP
A t the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic, the primary focus of KidTalk Language
Group (preschool language group) is ex-pressive language development.
All children who participate in Group have individualized
goals to help them im-prove their communi-
cation skills through increasing vocabu-lary, as well as begin-ning to put words to-gether into phrases.
Group is run similarly to a preschool in that
the program has planned activities related to a weekly
theme in the areas of circle time, crafts, fine motor, gross motor, snack, receptive-expressive language, among
others. Each activity has a primary focus of language development that is facilitated
“Rega rdi ng Luke’s progress, we’ve seen
him go from the most quiet little person we’ve ever known to, in a matter of days and
weeks, a conf ident little guy who’s now opening and walking through doors in several areas of development we thought would take at least several months to
even approach.”Jessica, mom of Lucas
Cont i n u ed on pa g e 3
Cont i n u ed on pa g e 3
Voices
(Lucas participated in Group and is now in individual therapy)
2
To schedule a screening for a child, call 314.529.9200
12%
9%9%
14%
30%26%
$244,250 Special Events
$73,375Foundations
(Private/Corp)
$112,700Individual Donations $101,395
Reserves
$73,000Scottish Rite Foundation
$211,250 Investments
$815,970TOTAL
$74,959Admin
9%$131,502
Fund Raising
16%
$609,509Program
75%
12%
9%9%
14%
30%26%
$244,250 Special Events
$73,375Foundations
(Private/Corp)
$112,700Individual Donations $101,395
Reserves
$73,000Scottish Rite Foundation
$211,250 Investments
$815,970TOTAL
$74,959Admin
9%$131,502
Fund Raising
16%
$609,509Program
75%
Income
Expenses
2014 at a
Glance
To schedule a screening for a child, call Sharon at 314.533.7415
3
For more information on how you can help, call Mona at 314.529.6619
KidTalk Celebration – New Location!The Clinic’s An-
nual KidTalk Celebration is scheduled for Saturday, No-vember 7, 2015. We are excited to announce it will be held at the Anheuser-Busch Biergarten.
We promise there will be unique opportunities at this year’s KTC so please mark your calendars as you don’t want to miss this experience. Watch the Clinic’s website www.srclinic.org for more details coming soon.
More Ways to Give…A ny gift makes a significant impact on the life of
a child who needs speech or language services. Giving to the Clinic is now super easy. When choosing to make a gift, please consider one of the following options that fits your giving preference.
• Simply go to the Clinic’s website www.srclinic.org and click the purple donate button, choose the amount you want to give then designate the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic. You will have the option to choose a one-time gift or a recurring gift. You may also include Tribute information. Once you submit your donation you will receive an email confirmation right away.
• Mail a gift to the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic, Maryville University, 650 Maryville University Drive, St. Louis, MO 63141. Donations may also be made to Maryville University with a notation directing your gift to the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic.
Either way 100 percent of your gift goes to serve the children at the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic.
Thank you!
University, costs have been reduced and clinical ser-vices expanded, all while continuing to remain a free community service as it has been since 1988. Kurt Witzel, Chairman of the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic Foundation notes, “The language needs of the children we serve never stops and we cannot continue to improve these children’s lives without your valuable support.”
by the activity planned. Over the course of a semes-ter (13 weeks; seven weeks during the summer pro-gram), most children who participate in Group make tremendous progress with their commu-nication skills. Many of these children go on to need additional support
through individual therapy, but they are well on their way to becoming capable and competent communicators.
“No D rea m i s Eve r Too Big”Cont i n u ed f rom f ront pa g e
F i n di n g T h e i r Vo ice sCont i n u ed f rom f ront pa g e
All services offered at the
Clinic are FREE
Early inter-vention is key
for success in school and
later in life
Children are in therapy an
average of 12-18 months
NON PROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
St. Louis, MO Permit #4468
Clinic MissionThe Walker Scottish Rite Clinic, a fully integrated program of Maryville University, is committed to teaching two through six year-old children with speech and lan-guage disorders the communica-tion skills necessary to succeed in school and throughout their lives. This goal is achieved through early identification and long-term therapy and by training parents in techniques to use with their chil-dren at home.
Walker Scottish Rite Clinic isa 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization now through Maryville University.
For more information, please contact Mona Monteleone, Development Director [email protected] or 314.529.6619.